Existing law authorizes various state agencies to acquire land for purposes related to conservation, and requires an acquisition agency, as defined, prior to any action by the acquisition agency to approve a major acquisition of conservation lands, to contract for at least one independent appraisal of the fair market value of the land. A "major acquisition" is defined as an acquisition for which an agency proposes to spend more than $25,000,000 of state funds.
California SB 1266 (20112012) — Resource conservation lands: appraisal process.
Existing law authorizes various state agencies to acquire land for purposes related to conservation, and requires an acquisition agency, as defined, prior to any action by the acquisition agency to approve a major acquisition of conservation lands, to contract for at least one independent appraisal of the fair market value of the land. A "major acquisition" is defined as an acquisition for which an agency proposes to spend more than $25,000,000 of state funds.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 31–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1266 Corbett Senate Third Reading By GORDON — 69–10 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1266 Corbett Concurrence — 27–5 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Corbett — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-23 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2012-02-24 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
2012-03-08 Referred to Com. on N.R. & W. referral-committee
2012-03-23 Set for hearing April 10.
2012-04-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 3122.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-20 Set for hearing April 30.
2012-04-23 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-04-30 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2012-05-18 Set for hearing May 24.
2012-05-24 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3594.) (May 24). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 3661.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2012-06-07 Referred to Coms. on W., P. & W. and B., P. & C.P. referral-committee
2012-06-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on B., P. & C.P. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-06-19 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-08-08 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2012-08-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 16). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-23 Read third time and amended. (Page 6169.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-23 Ordered to third reading.
2012-08-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 10. Page 6346.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-28 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2012-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 5. Page 4964.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2012-09-06 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2012-09-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 394, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e91776de-c7c4-4e43-ac96-c527d186021b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).